Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-02-11
DOlNGS OF CONGRESS.
Thursday, Feb. q.


tine purchase of John Ericsson's Destroyer
and 10 enlarged steel vessels of the same type
for defending the harbors Of the United
States (appropriating $4,000 and 81, 600 900
for these purposes, respectively. Referred
10 the committee on naval affairs.
Senator Hale presented a petition, signed by
12S of the 140 clerks on duty in the office of
the chief signal officer, asking that the signal
Office be transferred to a civil department. of
the government. /. Over 200 petit
tions from different parts of the country
were presented by Senator Blair today, pro-
testing against the running of Sunday mail
trains. . A resolution offered last
session by Mr. ingalls,, to discharge the COM
mite on pensions from the further consider
alton of the bill removing the limitation on
application for arrears of pensions. was taken
up, and Mr.. Ingalls, stated that his object
was to have the bill brought before the Sen
ate for action. The resolution was agreed
to--yeas, 27;nays, 26. . The reso-
luton heretofore offered by Mr.. Harris, pro-
viding that each Cay after the morning busi-
res the Senate will proceed to the considera-
ton of the House bills on the calendar, was
taken up and adopted.
HoUsE-The speaker laid before the House
message from the Senate transmitting a
duplicate engrossed copy of tie Northern Pa
citic land grant forfeiture bill. . .
Mr.. Holman of Indiana, from the committee
on appropriations, reported the Legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
Committee of the whole Mr..
Tucker of Virginia, from the committee on
the judiciary, reported back the Senate
bill extending the time for the filing Of
French spoliatlon claims. House calendar.
Mr.. Rogers of Arkansas, from the
same committee reported adversely bill tc
enable the people to name their postmasters.
Laid on the table, . Mr.. Oates OF
Alabama, on behalf of the committee on re.
vision of the laws, called up the bill author
izing the appointment and prescribing the
compensation Of clerks TO Senators and rep
Tesentatives who are not chairmen of com
mittees. After some debate, MIR. Eden Of IL
linois moved 10 lay the bill on the table
Agreed to-yeas, al; nays, 105.
The house then went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Blount of Georgia i'll the chair
on the pleuro-pneumonia bill, the pending
amendment being one offered by Mr.. Cut
cheon of Michigan, providing that the ex
perts and agents to be appointed in pursu
ance of this act shall be appointed under civi
ervice rules.
Friday, Feb.
SENATE-Consderable discussion was in
dulged in before vote was taken on the Rail
road Attorneys bill which was finally pass Ct
Yeas 39i nays. IA The following is tht
text of the bill; That it shall be unlawful To-
any member of either house Of Congress 10 ac.
cept employment as attorney -at law, ~ pay
ment of services of any kind iii opposition Il
the United States any case in which tht
United States may be " party, ia which 1T
interests may be concerned, or from. any rarl
road company. if such member shrII hay,
reasonable cause tC believe that measures
specially affecting the interests Of such com
pany are pending before Congress OF are abon
to be so pending during the term OF office
Any person who violates the provisions of th
act shall be guilty OF misdemeanor, and MAJ
be punished by imprisonment not e1cecdin!
$500, or by both, in the discretion of til,
court.